Arrington, 31, will add feature duties to the same college football reporter role she held at CBS.

Paid between $100,000 and $110,000 a year at CBS, Arrington sought a new contract close to $200,000, which CBS rejected.

"Jill's been a great member of our team," CBS Sports president Sean McManus said Sunday, "and we certainly wish her all the best."

Arrington, who once posed for the magazine FHM, has been a favorite of college fans, whom she sometimes acknowledges with a wave as she crosses the field. But too often she was unfamiliar with her material or her interview subjects, irritating others.

"With more repetitions and expansion of her responsibilities we believe she will be a key contributor to our college football portfolio," ESPN executive vice president Mark Shapiro said.

Though Arrington is definitely switching jobs, the future of Lisa Guerrero, who sometimes struggled in interviews on ABC's Monday Night Football, will be discussed in meetings in Los Angeles this week.

ABC MNF producer Fred Gaudelli said Sunday he was returning from a vacation and executive producer "Mike Pearl and I have not yet had discussions on (Guerrero)."

Pearl was not available for comment.

"We certainly are not planning on making any changes," said ABC vice president Mark Mandel.

Making changes

CBS has promoted the No. 2 NFL games production combo of Lance Barrow and Mike Arnold to the top announcing team with Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms.

"This has nothing to do with the performance of our 'A' team. But after six years, I think this move will invigorate both Greg and Phil," said McManus. "Sometimes assignments need to be changed so people can refocus."

Producer Mark Wolff will switch to the No. 2 NFL team, likely with director Bob Fishman, who is the network's main director for college basketball. The assignment for former No. 1 director Larry Cavolina has not been determined.

Weekend highs and lows

Production notes: Fox boosted Sunday's NASCAR prerace show with livelier segments, and a stop-action shot dramatically captured Matt Kenseth's split-second victory in the Subway 400. But considering the attention to makes and models of cars, Fox should list the car types in the race results instead of having anchor Mike Joy mention them.

Top tips: CBS college studio analyst Seth Davis said Reggie Theus tops the coaching candidates at UNLV and Mike Jarvis, fired this season at St. John's, is the leading prospect if Miami (Fla.) drops Perry Clark.